1 Reis 16:18

18 Vendo Zinri que a cidade era tomada, entrou no castelo da casa do rei, e queimou-a sobre si; e morreu,

1 Reis 16:18 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 16:18

And it came to pass, that when Zimri saw that the city was
taken
That Omri, and the army with him, had got into it, being a place not much fortified, and Zimri not having force enough to defend it against such an army:

that he went into the palace of the king's house;
into the innermost and most splendid, as well as the strongest part of it:

and burnt the king's house over him with fire, and he died;
that he might not fall into the hands of his rival, who he might fear would use him ill, and that he might not enjoy the royal palace; though Kimchi thinks that Omri set fire to the palace, and burnt it over the head of Zimri, in which he perished; and this sense the text will bear.

1 Reis 16:18 In-Context

16 E o povo que estava acampado ouviu dizer: Zinri conspirou, e matou o rei; pelo que no mesmo dia, no arraial, todo o Israel constituiu rei sobre Israel a Onri, chefe do exercito.

17 Então Onri subiu de Gibetom com todo o Israel, e cercaram Tirza.

18 Vendo Zinri que a cidade era tomada, entrou no castelo da casa do rei, e queimou-a sobre si; e morreu,

19 por causa dos pecados que cometera, fazendo o que era mau aos olhos do Senhor, andando no caminho de Jeroboão, e no pecado que este cometera, fazendo Israel pecar.

20 Quanto ao restante dos atos de Zinri, e � conspiração que fez, porventura não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?